Booker shortlist: three debut novels and the shortest book ever listed
The judges said length 'was never a consideration'; publishers said the 112-page entry would change what they commission
Three first novels and a book of 112 pages have made the Booker shortlist, announced on Tuesday, in a list that publishers described as the most unpredictable in years.
The judges said length “was never a consideration”. Publishers said the shortest book ever listed would nonetheless change what they commission.
The winner is announced in November.
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